Wand Valentine

 For: Adam
Occasion: Valentine's Day

Adam is reading so much and is so into Harry Potter! For his valentine, I drew him as a wizard in Ravenclaw colors and used some themed font for the message: "Adam, you've put a spell on me!" I cannot wait to get another letter about all his Harry Potter knowledge soon!

Olympics Valentine

 For: Owen
Occasion: Valentine's Day

Owie loves the Olympics! For his valentine this year, I drew the Olympic rings in hearts and added the sweet message: "You have a heart of gold!" I love adding in the metallic marker to give it some extra shine. I hope Owen will always be my valentine!

Heart Hug Birthday

 For: Nathan and Twin
Occasion: Valentine's Day

Christy and Nathan are an orange and blue couple if there ever was one! For their Valentine this year, I drew them each as half a heart in their favorite colors hugging each other so sweetly. This card features Twin's new haircut and I just love their love so much. I hope they had a great day celebrating together!

Film Valentine

 For: Amy and Alex
Occasion: Valentine's Day

Alex is taking a class about film this semester! To help them celebrate Valentine's Day this year, I created a neat illustration of a film projector shining a heart in the film's light. I hope they have a great day celebrating and watch a funny romantic comedy!

Soil Mates Valentine

 For: Mom and Dad
Occasion: Valentine's Day

For my parent's valentine this year, I drew two wormies making a heart shape with the pun "soil mates"! My mom is an epic gardener and my dad helped her build up the structure of her garden. I love how the hearts in this are brown instead of red. I hope the 'rentals have a lovely time celebrating love day!

Family Baby Shower

 For: Brice and Shelsea
Occasion: Baby Shower

To celebrate the baby shower and Mexico sendoff, I created an elaborate card for the cutest couple in all of Denver! The front features Shelsea very pregnant and ready to pop.

The inside shows big brother Joaquin on a bike and Brice pushing the new baby in a stroller that matches Shelsea's dress! This is one of my favorite most elaborate card folds in the Dots enterprise, and I am so delighted that they enjoyed the card so well! I will miss them so but cannot wait to reconnect in the spring and meet the bundle!

Brain Birthday

 For: Dylan
Occasion: his birthday

Dylan is a very smart guy studying psychology, so for his birthday card this year I created a big pink brain and paired it with a pun: "Let's cere-brate!" It's kind of gross and kind of fun! I hope Dylan has a great year and learns so much!

Earth Lady Birthday

 For: Jeannine
Occasion: her birthday

To help Jeannine celebrate her birthday, I created an illustration of a lady with celestial hair and an earthy body with a party hat! I love how sweet and connected this design is. I hope Jeannine has the very best birthday and finds lots of peace this year. 

Frog Birthday

 For: Uncle John
Occasion: his birthday

To wish Uncle John a "hoppy" birthday, I created a sweet frog illustration! I love how ready the frog is to pounce into party mode. I hope Uncle John has a wonderful day and year!

TV Birthday

 For: Joe
Occasion: his birthday

For Joe's birthday card, I did an illustration of a retro TV with the SMPTE bars to add in more color! I am really happy with how this card turned out and hope Joe will watch lots of fun movies and shows this year!

Cupcake Birthday

 For: Jackie
Occasion: her birthday

For Jackie's birthday card, I did a watercolor illustration of a beautiful cupcake with some awesome pen details. I love how this card turned out with its blue spots and metallic flame! Jackie is such a fun friend and I am so glad the card got to her in time to help celebrate the big day!

Reading Fox Birthday

 For: Robyn
Occasion: her birthday

Robyn is one of the biggest readers I know! For her birthday card this year, I created a paper collage of some book text mixed with watercolor paper to create a curious little fox! I love the details of this card and the glitter of the hat, too. I so appreciate Robyn and can't wait to get together with her soon!

Retro Piano Birthday

 For: Lydia
Occasion: her birthday

For Lydia's birthday card this year, I drew a retro/vintage-style piano character with a flower and a party hat! Lydia is such a lovely human and I had so much fun spending extra time with her over Christmas this year. I hope she has the very best most musical and lovely year yet!

Star Balloon Birthday

 For: Lexi
Occasion: her birthday

For Lexi's birthday card, I did an illustration of a metallic star balloon with only pen! I love playing with the balloon look, truly. I have had so much fun with Lex being back in town and cannot wait to hang out again soon!

Phone Birthday

 For: Grandma Carol
Occasion: her 90th birthday

For Grandma's birthday card, I did an illustration of a beautiful old-timey phone with fancy filigree. I love the shine on the metal pieces and how well the art deco font turned out. I am so bummed to miss the fantastic party but am excited to join in on the 90 1/2 celebration over the summer!

Birdy Birthday

 For: Mayra
Occasion: her birthday

For Mayra's first birthday card from me, I created a sweet little birdy wearing a a party hat! I love the shadow of the wing and how the brown craft paper makes the whole thing pop. Mayra is such a great support at work and I hope she has the best year yet!

Curly Cute Birthday

 For: Brittany
Occasion: her birthday

To celebrate Brittany's birthday, I did a sweet little doodle of her with fantastic curly hair and bright colors! Brittany is so fun and I was so happy to go out and celebrate her big day with the crew--here's hoping this next year is a great one!

Collage Plant

 For: Jada
Occasion: her birthday

To celebrate Jada's birthday, I created a neat collage of flowers sprouting from a rock vase. I love the colors and added details from the green pen for leaves and brown colored pencil for shadow. I hope Jada has the very best day and is looking forward to lots of interesting mixes and matches this year!

Fig Birthday

 For: Uncle Vince
Occasion: his birthday

For Uncle Vince's birthday card, I created an illustration of two different figs (the fruit) with the academic joke of them being described as fig (as in figure) 1 and 2! This card concept makes me laugh and I hope Uncle Vince has the very best day, week, year, and decade yet!